The Arabian fact and oil wealth reshaping the world
The essay outlines how about 4 million Arabs control a large portion of recoverable oil and how this wealth shifts global power. It notes Saudi reserves, modernization gaps, and the impact of the 1973 OPEC oil cutoff on Western Europe, Asia, and U S foreign policy, predicting broader economic change.
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France
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Rumbling in church state wall over textbook funding
Iowa Senate approved 400000 for textbooks for non public students as part of a 266 million 1978 79 education appropriation prompting concern over constitutional separation of church and state. Senator Hill notes multiple failed amendments, cites Supreme Court guidance, and warns the issue could reach court.
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Way with words Tale of a wag
The column discusses when to use sit versus set in phrases like sat down or set oneself at the table. It contrasts connotations and cites Eric Partridge and a reader's questions. Maryvone Horney dislikes mortgagor spelling and the word mortgage, noting its Old French roots meaning a dead pledge.
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